For Linux operating systems there is a lot of software, I would say that as much as for Windows, but the problem that we have switchersThose that we were used to other operating systems are just the old ways. That's why even though Gimp is a great image editing program, many of us prefer Photoshop to perform some (not all) touch-ups. The bad thing is that it cannot be installed in Ubuntu. No? Yes you can, yes. And I would say it works 99%.
The first thing I want to say is that I do not intend to encourage piracy or anything like that. This guide is for those users who have a legal copy of the application and want to use it in Ubuntu, since it is still running in Wine, in this case from PlayOnLinux, I think it is worth doing it on a system much faster than the operating system that Microsoft develops. With that said, I go on to detail how to install Photoshop CC 2014 on Linux, which I have tested on Ubuntu 16.04 and Ubuntu MATE 16.04.
How to install Photoshop using PlayOnLinux
Before starting I have to say that what was explained in this tutorial not working in Photoshop CC 2015 which is the most current version. It does work in 2014 and, although I have tried the 32-bit version, nothing makes me think that it cannot work with the 64-bit version. The point is, it might work, but it might as well not. Here are the steps to follow to run Photoshop in Ubuntu:
- We will need a version of Photoshop CC 2014. Adobe no longer has these available for download, but there is a trial copy on the page of Pro Design Tools.
- We install PlayOnLinux. We can do it from the Software Center of many versions of Ubuntu or using the command sudo aptitude install playonlinux. If you do not have the package available, you can go to on the web, download the .deb package and install it.
- We run PlayOnLinux.
- Let's go to the menu Tools / Manage Wine versions and, of all the versions that exist, we look for and install 1.7.41-PhotoshopBrushes. To install it, we only have to touch the arrow to the right that we will see in the center.
- We return to the main menu and click the Install a program button.
- At the bottom left, we click on "Install a non-listed program".
- We choose the option "Install a program in a new virtual drive."
- We give it a name. Photoshop would be nice. I have added the two "C" behind it because I already had it installed. At this point we cannot use spaces.
- In the next window that we see we have to mark the three options and click next.
- We choose the Wine version 1.7.41-PhotoshopBrushes. If we do not see it, we have done something wrong. We have to start over.
- Next we choose the 32-bit option. If you tell us you can't find something and need to install it, we do it.
- A window will appear in which we can choose which version of Windows the program will run on. We have to choose Windows 7. Be careful with this, which by default puts Windows XP.
- We install these libraries:
- POL_Install_atmlib
- POL_Install_corefonts
- POL_Install_FontsSmoothRGB
- POL_Install_gdiplus
- POL_Install_msxml3
- POL_Install_msxml6
- POL_Install_tahoma2
- POL_Install_vcrun2008
- POL_Install_vcrun2010
- POL_Install_vcrun2012
- Once all of them have been checked, we click Next.
- At this point it will ask us to find the Photoshop installation file, so we look for it and select it. The installation will begin.
- If we are going to start the 30-day trial for any reason, we will need to disconnect from the internet before proceeding. Once we are offline, we try to enter, which will show us an error and allow us to try to access later.
- Now we have to be patient and wait for it to install. Some users, such as a server, have seen errors during the installation, but do not be alarmed. It is something "normal" in PlayOnLinux and the program continues with the installation even though it seems that it has exited. To be sure, we can wait about 5 minutes before hitting Next.
- Finally, we can put a shortcut on the desktop that we can freely move to another folder to launch Photoshop. We can put that shortcut in the standard Ubuntu launcher and it works without problems, but the same does not happen in Ubuntu MATE, where it tends to give more errors.
Some functions, such as blending, may fail. If they don't work properly, we can go to the menu Edit / Preferences / Performance and uncheck «Use graphics processor».
Have you managed to install Photoshop in Ubuntu?
In my opinion gimp is a very good alternative to photoshop since its interface is very similar even when it comes to working with layers and other image modification tools
I did it a long time ago only by downloading the latest version of wine and opening normally, although in my case I used a portable version.
GIMP is a great photo retouching tool that doesn't have to envy photoshop, which is also a great program.
Those who say that Gimp is a great photo retouching tool that does not have to envy photoshop, know very little about image editing and the use of Photoshop.
hahaha reading the comments I laughed a bit and totally agree with you danny et
but good each one with their taste and vocation 😉
regards!
look tom rodriguez
If you can install the whole suite, I'll buy you a captain morgan
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Exactly as those who say that Gimp has nothing to envy, they do not use it for professional work, because it does not work the colors natively as pothoshop does it becomes a problem that later in the printing the colors are changed, and it is something that seems that it is not intended to be solved because the user has already been asking for it and nothing that they put
I want to install premiere: V or illustrator at least
There are enough tools in Linux, for design. Only they have inherited limited computer knowledge.
#GIMP is a good alternative to #photoshop and it has nothing to envy the second
With GIMP Photoshop sweats me: v
Inkscape, Krita, the super famous GIMP. There are many very good alternatives. I'll see this one from PCC.
GIMP is not a 100% replacement for Photoshop, as much as we all want it to be. If you have a PSD created in Photoshop using folders or groups to organize the layers, or if layer masks were used, the file is unusable in GIMP.
good, I agree that the GIMP is a great tool, you can leave the photoshop, but what about the illustrator? I think there is the post.
Until GIMP manages ICC CMYK it has no chance.
The same thing happens with Inkscape.
There is no way to use them as a replacement for commercial printing.
I will continue to look forward to the day when I can leave Windows feeling truly free ...
Gimp is rubbish! .. Simple and easy ..
Gimp will never outperform Photoshop, this app is from the early nineties and has become the industry standard for photography, graphic design, illustration and art. Every year, Adobe, is adding many improvements and improvements; to all their products. For example, in the CS6 version you could not modify the appearance of the brush like rotating it, while in the CC versions, you can already modify the appearance of the brush. In the CS versions there were not so many customizations of the interface from making it dark or light, but in the CS6 versions those options appeared. Gimp is a nice clone of Photoshop but it does not have the potential that adobe offers, I would like to see you ask for a job in a printing company where your resume says that you do not use photoshop, only Gimp, to see if they hire them.
gimp is a relatively acceptable software if you are a newbie in photo editing, but you will never say again that it has nothing to envy to Photoshop.
As a Professional Graphic Designer, and Linux enthusiast, I tell you that the gimp is only halfway through Photoshop, not counting the complete Adobe suite, with Lightroom, Premiere, Illustrator among others, on my computer I have dual boot to use Linux when I am not going to work with graphics, I have also created virtual machines within Linux to be able to build a Windows in case I have to do something in adobe.
However unfortunately ... and I say Regrettable, due to the costs and the uniqueness of its platform, Macs are still the best option for Graphic design, and I really tell you that I have looked for alternatives but I still do not see the Light at the end of the tunnel, I hope that soon a company will appear that develops editing and design software that can compete with Adobe, or with other 3D design software that can run Linux and surpass the features we see on Macs.
I did all the steps but I can't find the PhotoshopC file to install it 🙁
It cannot be installed, when I put the 30-day trial and after giving it to install, it remains installing but it is canceled, I get that there was a failure and that I try restarting the computer, checking the firewall and other things, I already restarted my PC and still can't. I really need it, I study graphic design and GIMP is a totally useless tool in graphic design, if someone found another alternative or has a solution, please write to me, thank you.
Solved! Apparently I just had to close and ignore that notice, then it asked me to create a shortcut, and I found the one for photoshop.exe and it worked for me. Thanks for the post! you saved my future career.
Yes, I will leave a comment: You could put the date of the article in its beginning. Failure to do so is a very common flaw on the Internet.
How do I install the man file? I give file 2 to the 32-bit one and it sends me to a page that has no idea what to do
This:https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install.html?red=a
Terrible does not work but wastes time